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Selected research projects

Please find below a selection of on-going and recently completed research projects at SSPA.

ADvanced Planning for OPTimised Conduction of Coordinated MANoeuvres in Emergency Situations- ADOPTMAN

The project is a Swedish-German collaboration with focus on safety of life at sea and is to contribute to reduce the existing deficit of insufficient assistance of the bridge team in safety critical situations especially in case of a person overboard (PoB) accident and in case of search and rescue actions.

Strategic research for innovative marine propulsion concepts - STREAMLINE

STREAMLINE (Strategic research for innovative marine propulsion concepts) will investigate several State-of-the-Art propulsion system and new propulsion combined with advanced CFD for accurate analysis and design of the propulsors.

Efficient Shipping with low emissions -EffShip

SSPA has recently initiated a new research project EffShip, which is based on the vision of a sustainable and successful maritime transport industry – one which is energy-efficient and has minimal environmental impacts.

Ships oriented Innovative soLutions to rEduce Noise & Vibrations - SLIENV

This project proposes a holistic approach to reduce ship-generated Noise & Vibration pollution.

BalticSupply - Transnational SME Supply Clusters along the Northeast Corridor

BalticSupply is an EU Baltic Sea Region 3-years project with participation of 16 partners from eight countries in the region. The lead partner is Senator for Economy and Ports in Bremen, Germany.

Integrated flooding control and standard for stability and crises management – FLOODSTAND

The size of new passenger ships has increased tremendously during the past decades. This trend is expected to continue, as bigger size means new opportunities and economics of scale.

Efficient, Safe and Sustainable Traffic at Sea - EfficienSea

EfficienSEA is an EU Baltic Sea Region 3-years project with participation of 17 partners from six countries in the region including Norway.

SURvivability evaluation - SURE (SURSHIP project)

The overall aim of the project is to increase the knowledge of dangerous ship conditions, how to keep away from them and how to manoeuvre the ship in the best way under these circumstances.

Intuitive operation and pilot training when using marine azimuthing control devices - AZIPILOT

AZIPILOT is funded by the European Commission via the Seventh Framework Programme (CoordinatedAction).

Hydro-Testing Alliance - HTA

HTA is an EU FP6 (EU Framework Programme 6) Network of Excellence and the goal is to develop a formal and lasting structure to co-ordinate the definition and introduction of novel measurement, observa